Anna University: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #1078 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #261 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #16 of 876 | In India |
| #2 of 53 | In Tamil Nadu |
| #2 of 25 | In Chennai |
| #47 of 1,571 | For Radiochemistry |
| Top50% | For 59 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 12,500
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- annauniv.edu
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 22%*
* Anna University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | 12th year senior secondary/intermediate examination or recognized foreign equivalent, and entrance examination. |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | July to April (July - October; December-April) |
| Enrollment | 12,500 |
| Full time employee | 850 |
| Student:staff ratio | 15:1 |
Publications & Citations
Anna University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62 | 91 |
| 1992 | 60 | 100 |
| 1993 | 68 | 114 |
| 1994 | 76 | 152 |
| 1995 | 72 | 184 |
| 1996 | 110 | 167 |
| 1997 | 129 | 213 |
| 1998 | 119 | 271 |
| 1999 | 145 | 419 |
| 2000 | 180 | 504 |
| 2001 | 165 | 563 |
| 2002 | 238 | 830 |
| 2003 | 263 | 1217 |
| 2004 | 301 | 1617 |
| 2005 | 363 | 2247 |
| 2006 | 480 | 3295 |
| 2007 | 539 | 4533 |
| 2008 | 598 | 6397 |
| 2009 | 621 | 7842 |
| 2010 | 756 | 9632 |
| 2011 | 1034 | 12071 |
| 2012 | 1216 | 14947 |
| 2013 | 1411 | 18673 |
| 2014 | 1481 | 21856 |
| 2015 | 1349 | 24020 |
| 2016 | 1296 | 25096 |
| 2017 | 1331 | 27465 |
| 2018 | 1270 | 28494 |
| 2019 | 1505 | 33813 |
| 2020 | 1573 | 43052 |
| 2021 | 1691 | 55309 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $6,250 | $6,250 |
| International students | $6,250 | $6,250 |
Anna University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | + | + |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | – | + | + |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | + | + | + |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | + | + |
Notable alumni
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Akkineni Nagarjuna
- Occupations
- actorfilm producer
- Biography
-
Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao, known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted in over 100 films, predominantly in Telugu, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and two National Film Awards namely, for Ninne Pelladata (1996), which he produced won the Best Feature Film in Telugu and a Special Mention as actor for Annamayya (1997).
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Ajayan Vinu
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
-
Ajayan Vinu is a material scientist. He is currently the Global Innovation Chair Professor for Advanced Nanomaterials and the director of Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, The University of Newcastle since October 2017 which houses more than 60 researchers including PhD students and staff. Before moving to the University of Newcastle, he was a professor of Nanomaterials at the University of South Australia from 2015-2017. and also worked at the University of Queensland as a Professor and ARC Future Fellow from 2011-2015. He is well known in the field of mesoporous carbon nitride and was the first one to introduce porosity in carbon nitride materials which find applications in different areas of research including catalysis, energy storage and conversion and carbon dioxide capture, and photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen generation.
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C. Anandharamakrishnan
- Born in
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India - Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Anandharamakrishnan Chinnaswamy, commonly referred as Anandharamakrishnan is an Indian scientist and academician, having expertise in Chemical Engineering and Food processing. He is serving as Director of National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (Formerly known as Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. He has vast experience in Research & Development of food processing sector and worked as Principal Scientist at the CSIR - Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI).
General info
| Alternative names | AU Chennai अन्ना विश्वविद्यालय |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Motto | Progress through Knowledge |
| Academic structure | Faculty of Technology Faculty of Information and Communication Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Management Sciences Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Science and Humanities Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Faculty of Architecture and Planning |
| Affiliations and memberships | Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Association of Indian Universities (AIU) Tamilnadu State Council for Technical Education (TANSCHE) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Sardar Patel Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 025 India |
|---|---|
| City population | 10,265,000 |
| Phone | +91 (44) 2235 2161 |
| Fax | +91 (44) 2235 0397 |